1853 $20 Assay Office Twenty Dollar, 900 Thous. AU55 PCGS. K-18,
R.2. This twenty dollar issue by the United States Assay Office
forms a denomination-and-fineness bridge to the first double eagles
of the San Francisco Mint, which were struck in 1854. Orange-kissed
yellow-gold surfaces remain luminous despite light wear. The
surfaces are moderately abraded, including reed marks below the
free end of the obverse ribbon. Listed on page 380 of the 2013
Guide Book. (PCGS# 10013)